John Baugh, School of Education &, by courtesy, Department of
Linguistics

Elizabeth Benhardt, Director: Stanford University Language Center

Peter Sells, Department of Linguistics

Overview and motivation for the minor.

Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which
examines and

explores language as it pertains to teaching, learning,
translation, education and language policies. Stanford University
has a long tradition

of contributing to the field of Applied Linguistics. One of our
most eminent scholars, the late Charles Ferguson, established the
Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC, and others, such as
Robert Politzer, contributed significantly to the field.

Several forces have converged to justify the establishment of a
program. In 1995, the Commission on Undergraduate Education
established the Stanford Language Center and charged it with the
improvement of all dimensions of language teaching at Stanford.
Locally, graduate students in the national literature departments who
are charged with a substantial portion of undergraduate teaching are
receiving more rigorous training and more substantive knowledge about
the process of second language acquisition. They have begun
participating in professional applied linguistics meetings and have
requested additional coursework in the area.

More recently an external review of the Department of
Linguistics commended efforts to create an interdisciplinary Ph.D.
minor in Applied Linguistics, which draws upon expertise from
scholars within the School of Education and the School of Humanities
and Sciences.

Nationally and internationally professional prospects for
graduate students who are trained in various dimensions of Applied
Linguistics remains high within and beyond academia. In 1997-1998,
approximately 70% of the Assistant Professor openings in the Modern
Language Association job list included a knowledge of applied
linguistics as either a required or desirable skill on the part of
successful candidates. Various states have also devoted more
attention to the education of students from diverse linguistic
backgrounds, as have many philanthropic organizations. Doctoral
students who complete the Ph.D. minor in applied linguistics will be
prime candidates for many of these positions.

The Overall Structure of the Minor:

1. Requirements: Each candidate must complete no less than 30
units of

unduplicated course work, including Linguistics 201 (Foundations
of

Linguistic Analysis [4 units]). An additional 26 units of
unduplicated coursework must be completed in consultation with a
faculty advisor and subsequent approval of the applied linguistics
steering committee. At least one additional Linguistics course, from
list below, must also be taken. It is anticipated that students'
programs of study will culminate with participation in Ed. 435A/Ling.
291 (Research Seminar in Applied Linguistics [2-4 units]). Courses
taken for the minor must be incremental units beyond those used to
satisfy the major. At least 20 of the 30 units must be at the 200
level or above.

available: a) The Learning, Teaching, and Translation of Second
Languages, and b) Educational and Policy applications of Linguistics.
Dimensions of both concentrations can be combined in consultation
with an academic advisor and approval of the applied linguistics
steering committee.

3. Research Project (Optional): candidates may elect to present a
paper or

original research project which integrates the subject matter of
their

applied linguistics concentration into the candidate's field of
specialization. This project will be developed in association with
the candidate's Ph.D. minor advisor and integrated into the research
seminar in applied linguistics.

4. Supervision: Each student chooses an applied linguistics
advisor; that person serves on the candidate's University oral
examination committee and may request that up to one-third of the
examination be devoted to the minor subject.

Concentrations:

A) The Learning, Teaching, and Translations of Second
Languages

This program approaches the teaching of second languages from a
learning perspective. In other words, it eschews the traditional
sense of "teaching methods" and focuses on instructional
decision-making within the context of learners' intellectual and
linguistic development. This focus within the Ph.D. minor in Applied
Linguistics is designed to prepare language instructors to teach
languages in a variety of post secondary settings to an array of
populations. By contrast, those seeking to concentrate on translation
will advance traditional methods of interpretation with new

theories and applications that are relevant to various
professional domains. Translators and interpreters who develop
superior fluency in two or more languages may wish to devote primary
attention to these skills, which would encompass face-to-face
(interactive) translation as well as the translation of documents
from one language to another, thereby preparing

students for careers that require substantial translation between
two or

more languages. This overall program concentration requires
general reading in second language acquisition (SLA) and/or
translation while offering students course work in the following
areas:

1. Second Language Acquisition in Instructed Contexts

2. Elements of Curricular Design for University and College

Settings

3. The Acquisition of Second Language Literacy

4. The Use of Technology to Enhance Student Performance.

5. Linguistics and the teaching of foreign languages

6. Theoretical foundations in the translation of various
languages

Students within this concentration must develop a program of
study in consultation with an academic advisor and submit the
proposed program of study for approval by the applied linguistics
steering

committee. Students are strongly encouraged to select course from
several of the above areas in order to complete the minor.

Ling. 189/289. Linguistics and the Teaching of English as a
Foreign Language. (Same as Ed. 282) (4-5 units) Hubbard

Ling. 240. Language Acquisition I. (4 units) Clark

B) Educational and Policy Applications of Linguistics

This concentration is oriented toward a combination of
conceptual

and research foci regarding language minority populations and
their

educational welfare. Research devoted to the preservation and
maintenance of heritage languages, as well as combinations of
national-to-local language-related policies will be integrated with
interdisciplinary studies of linguistics and language in various
social domains. The education of women, low-income, and language
minority populations receive primary attention within this
concentration. Students within this concentration will develop a
program of study in consultation with an academic advisor and submit
the proposed program of study for approval by the Applied Linguistics
steering committee.

Courses:

Ed. 248. Theory and Issues in Literacy (4 units) Kamil

Ed.249. Theory and Issues in the study of bilingualism (3/4
units) Valdés

The Ph.D. minor in Applied Linguistics will be administered
through the Stanford University Language Center in association with a
steering committee. The director of the Language Center, a faculty
representative from the Department of Linguistics, and a faculty
representative from the School of Education will compose the Applied
Linguistics steering committee. Members will be appointed for terms
of service by the appropriate H&S Dean in consultation with Deans
from the School of Education.

The steering committee will report to the cognizant Dean as
well as review and approve programs of study. In turn they will
convey this information to candidates and their faculty advisors.
The Applied Linguistics faculty affiliates will be drawn from
Stanford University faculty, consulting faculty, and senior lecturers
who offer courses and are actively engaged in Applied Linguistic
research. These faculty affiliates will serve as supervisors to
doctoral students who seek the Ph.D. minor in Applied Linguistics.

Additional faculty who desire future affiliation with
Applied Linguistics are encouraged to contact the director of the
Stanford Language Center and identify their courses that could be of
interest to doctoral students pursuing the Ph.D. minor, and/or the
nature of their Applied Linguistic research that would justify
service as an advisor to doctoral students pursing the Ph.D. minor in
Applied Linguistics.

Comparable Programs:

The Ph.D. minor at Stanford is likely to compare favorably with
programs and departments of Applied Linguistics elsewhere in the US
and abroad. Several of Stanford's faculty affiliates (listed below)
are active leaders in the American Association for Applied
Linguistics, the Linguistic Society of America, as well as former
trustees of the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC.
The constellation of faculty affiliates associated with the
anticipated minor provide stronger program offerings in their
respective concentrations than can be found in comparable graduate
programs that are devoted exclusively to Applied Linguistics.

Anticipated expenses:

Since this program draws substantially upon existing courses
offered by various faculty, anticipated costs associated with
implementation of an Applied Linguistics minor will be minimal. Also,
due to the willingness of the Language Center Director to house this
program, administrative structures are already established to ensure
necessary regulatory compliance.

Applied Linguistics faculty affiliates:

Baugh, John. School of Education

Bernhardt, Elizabeth. Director, Language Center and German
Department

Bernstein, Jared. Department of Linguistics and Ordinate, Inc.

Eckert, Penelope. Department of Linguistics

Ford, Marjorie. Department of English

Fishman, Joshua. Department of Linguistics (Visiting Scholar)

Hakuta, Kenji. School of Education

Heath, Shirley. Departments of English and Linguistics &
Carnegie Foundation for Education

Hester, Ralph. Department of French and Italian

Hubbard, Phil. Department of Linguistics

Inoue, Miyako. Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Leben, Will. Department of Linguistics

Linde, Charlotte. Department of Linguistics and Institute for
Research on Learning

John Baugh, School of Education &, by courtesy, Department of
Linguistics

Elizabeth Benhardt, Director: Stanford University Language Center

Peter Sells, Department of Linguistics

Overview and motivation for the minor.

Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which
examines and

explores language as it pertains to teaching, learning,
translation, education and language policies. Stanford University
has a long tradition

of contributing to the field of Applied Linguistics. One of our
most eminent scholars, the late Charles Ferguson, established the
Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC, and others, such as
Robert Politzer, contributed significantly to the field.

Several forces have converged to justify the establishment of a
program. In 1995, the Commission on Undergraduate Education
established the Stanford Language Center and charged it with the
improvement of all dimensions of language teaching at Stanford.
Locally, graduate students in the national literature departments who
are charged with a substantial portion of undergraduate teaching are
receiving more rigorous training and more substantive knowledge about
the process of second language acquisition. They have begun
participating in professional applied linguistics meetings and have
requested additional coursework in the area.

More recently an external review of the Department of
Linguistics commended efforts to create an interdisciplinary Ph.D.
minor in Applied Linguistics, which draws upon expertise from
scholars within the School of Education and the School of Humanities
and Sciences.

Nationally and internationally professional prospects for
graduate students who are trained in various dimensions of Applied
Linguistics remains high within and beyond academia. In 1997-1998,
approximately 70% of the Assistant Professor openings in the Modern
Language Association job list included a knowledge of applied
linguistics as either a required or desirable skill on the part of
successful candidates. Various states have also devoted more
attention to the education of students from diverse linguistic
backgrounds, as have many philanthropic organizations. Doctoral
students who complete the Ph.D. minor in applied linguistics will be
prime candidates for many of these positions.

The Overall Structure of the Minor:

1. Requirements: Each candidate must complete no less than 30
units of

unduplicated course work, including Linguistics 201 (Foundations
of

Linguistic Analysis [4 units]). An additional 26 units of
unduplicated coursework must be completed in consultation with a
faculty advisor and subsequent approval of the applied linguistics
steering committee. At least one additional Linguistics course, from
list below, must also be taken. It is anticipated that students'
programs of study will culminate with participation in Ed. 435A/Ling.
291 (Research Seminar in Applied Linguistics [2-4 units]). Courses
taken for the minor must be incremental units beyond those used to
satisfy the major. At least 20 of the 30 units must be at the 200
level or above.

available: a) The Learning, Teaching, and Translation of Second
Languages, and b) Educational and Policy applications of Linguistics.
Dimensions of both concentrations can be combined in consultation
with an academic advisor and approval of the applied linguistics
steering committee.

3. Research Project (Optional): candidates may elect to present a
paper or

original research project which integrates the subject matter of
their

applied linguistics concentration into the candidate's field of
specialization. This project will be developed in association with
the candidate's Ph.D. minor advisor and integrated into the research
seminar in applied linguistics.

4. Supervision: Each student chooses an applied linguistics
advisor; that person serves on the candidate's University oral
examination committee and may request that up to one-third of the
examination be devoted to the minor subject.

Concentrations:

A) The Learning, Teaching, and Translations of Second Languages

This program approaches the teaching of second languages from a
learning perspective. In other words, it eschews the traditional
sense of "teaching methods" and focuses on instructional
decision-making within the context of learners' intellectual and
linguistic development. This focus within the Ph.D. minor in Applied
Linguistics is designed to prepare language instructors to teach
languages in a variety of post secondary settings to an array of
populations. By contrast, those seeking to concentrate on translation
will advance traditional methods of interpretation with new

theories and applications that are relevant to various
professional domains. Translators and interpreters who develop
superior fluency in two or more languages may wish to devote primary
attention to these skills, which would encompass face-to-face
(interactive) translation as well as the translation of documents
from one language to another, thereby preparing

students for careers that require substantial translation between
two or

more languages. This overall program concentration requires
general reading in second language acquisition (SLA) and/or
translation while offering students course work in the following
areas:

1. Second Language Acquisition in Instructed Contexts

2. Elements of Curricular Design for University and College

Settings

3. The Acquisition of Second Language Literacy

4. The Use of Technology to Enhance Student Performance.

5. Linguistics and the teaching of foreign languages

6. Theoretical foundations in the translation of various
languages

Students within this concentration must develop a program of
study in consultation with an academic advisor and submit the
proposed program of study for approval by the applied linguistics
steering

committee. Students are strongly encouraged to select course from
several of the above areas in order to complete the minor.

Ling. 189/289. Linguistics and the Teaching of English as a
Foreign Language. (Same as Ed. 282) (4-5 units) Hubbard

Ling. 240. Language Acquisition I. (4 units) Clark

B) Educational and Policy Applications of Linguistics

This concentration is oriented toward a combination of
conceptual

and research foci regarding language minority populations and
their

educational welfare. Research devoted to the preservation and
maintenance of heritage languages, as well as combinations of
national-to-local language-related policies will be integrated with
interdisciplinary studies of linguistics and language in various
social domains. The education of women, low-income, and language
minority populations receive primary attention within this
concentration. Students within this concentration will develop a
program of study in consultation with an academic advisor and submit
the proposed program of study for approval by the Applied Linguistics
steering committee.

Courses:

Ed. 248. Theory and Issues in Literacy (4 units) Kamil

Ed.249. Theory and Issues in the study of bilingualism (3/4
units) Valdés

The Ph.D. minor in Applied Linguistics will be administered
through the Stanford University Language Center in association with a
steering committee. The director of the Language Center, a faculty
representative from the Department of Linguistics, and a faculty
representative from the School of Education will compose the Applied
Linguistics steering committee. Members will be appointed for terms
of service by the appropriate H&S Dean in consultation with Deans
from the School of Education.

The steering committee will report to the cognizant Dean as
well as review and approve programs of study. In turn they will
convey this information to candidates and their faculty advisors.
The Applied Linguistics faculty affiliates will be drawn from
Stanford University faculty, consulting faculty, and senior lecturers
who offer courses and are actively engaged in Applied Linguistic
research. These faculty affiliates will serve as supervisors to
doctoral students who seek the Ph.D. minor in Applied Linguistics.

Additional faculty who desire future affiliation with
Applied Linguistics are encouraged to contact the director of the
Stanford Language Center and identify their courses that could be of
interest to doctoral students pursuing the Ph.D. minor, and/or the
nature of their Applied Linguistic research that would justify
service as an advisor to doctoral students pursing the Ph.D. minor in
Applied Linguistics.

Comparable Programs:

The Ph.D. minor at Stanford is likely to compare favorably with
programs and departments of Applied Linguistics elsewhere in the US
and abroad. Several of Stanford's faculty affiliates (listed below)
are active leaders in the American Association for Applied
Linguistics, the Linguistic Society of America, as well as former
trustees of the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC.
The constellation of faculty affiliates associated with the
anticipated minor provide stronger program offerings in their
respective concentrations than can be found in comparable graduate
programs that are devoted exclusively to Applied Linguistics.

Anticipated expenses:

Since this program draws substantially upon existing courses
offered by various faculty, anticipated costs associated with
implementation of an Applied Linguistics minor will be minimal. Also,
due to the willingness of the Language Center Director to house this
program, administrative structures are already established to ensure
necessary regulatory compliance.

Applied Linguistics faculty affiliates:

Baugh, John. School of Education

Bernhardt, Elizabeth. Director, Language Center and German
Department

Bernstein, Jared. Department of Linguistics and Ordinate, Inc.

Eckert, Penelope. Department of Linguistics

Ford, Marjorie. Department of English

Fishman, Joshua. Department of Linguistics (Visiting Scholar)

Hakuta, Kenji. School of Education

Heath, Shirley. Departments of English and Linguistics &
Carnegie Foundation for Education

Hester, Ralph. Department of French and Italian

Hubbard, Phil. Department of Linguistics

Inoue, Miyako. Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Leben, Will. Department of Linguistics

Linde, Charlotte. Department of Linguistics and Institute for
Research on Learning